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Frost King Stakes

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Frost King Stakes
Restricted Stakes race
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated1997
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
DistanceSeven furlong sprint
SurfacePolytrack
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
(Ontario Sire Stakes program)
WeightAllowances
Purse$97,900

The Frost King Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-olds and is raced over a distance of seven furlongs on the Tapeta synthetic surface. It currently carries a purse of $97,900.

The race was named in honor of Frost King, the 1982 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.

Records

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Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)

  • 1:23.09 - Stuck In Traffic (2007) (on Polytrack)
  • 1:24.20 - Eastern Answer (on dirt)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Ralph Lococo & Mary Biamonte (2011, 2013)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 - Ralph Biamonte (2011, 2013)

Winners of the Frost King Stakes

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2017 Be Vewy Vewy Quiet Rafael Hernandez Robert Tiller Giulio, D'Onofrio, Peri 1:23.28
2016 Pachi Cruze Eurico Duplicate Jose Corales Jose Corales 1:05.73
2015 Ami's Gizmo Luis Contreras Josie Caroll Ivan Dalos 1:22.69
2014 Phil's Cocktail David Moran John LeBlanc, Jr. Ron I. Clarkson 1:22.94
2013 Flashy Margaritta Patrick Husbands Ralph Biamonte Danny Lococo & Mary Biamonte 1:23.77
2012 Honorable Guest Patrick Husbands Mark Casse G.G. Racing Stable 1:23.76
2011 Jenna's Wabbit Patrick Husbands Ralph Biamonte Danny Lococo & Mary Biamonte 1:23.29
2010 NO RACE
2009 Mobthewarrior Emile Ramsammy Greg de Gannes Andrew Fredericks 1:23.53
2008 Shut It Down Tyler Pizarro Lorne Richards K. K. Sangara 1:22.21
2007 Stuck In Traffic David Clark Nicholas Gonzalez M.A.D. Racing/M. Gonzaalez 1:23.09
2006 Dancer's Bajan Corey Fraser Robert P. Tiller Frank DiGiulio, Jr. 1:24.97
2005 Bad Hat Slade Callaghan Michael DePaulo Farr Bloodstock Inc. et al. 1:24.75
2004 Enough Is Enough Todd Kabel Steve Attard J. Milloy/S. Pettle/S. Attard 1:25.29
2003 Copper Trail Francine Villeneuve James E. Day Stolar Stables 1:24.82
2002 Snake Pit Richard Dos Ramos Barbara Minshall Minshall Farms 1:25.10
2000 Swamp Line Simon Husbands Robert E. Fisher Robert E. Fisher 1:26.18
1999 Classic Partner Todd Kabel Ronald G. Burke G. Vasey / J. Murphy 1:25.60
1998 Keg of Dynamite Robert Landry Michael J. Wright J. Shefsky & Tenney 1:24.80
1997 Eastern Answer Richard Dos Ramos Michael Keogh Gus Schickedanz 1:24.20

References

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